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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Heather Hollingsworth and Jocelyn Gecker

College graduates boo AI talks at commencements amid job market fears

Artificial intelligence is proving an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements, casting a shadow over the career prospects of new graduates. At several campuses, speakers have faced stadium-wide boos when the topic of AI is broached.

This past weekend, Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, encountered repeated jeers during his keynote address to approximately 10,000 University of Arizona graduates, as he discussed the rise of AI.

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